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Australian captain Pat Cummins has been sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for AU$3.66 million (20.5 crore) at the Indian Premier League Auction, the highest price in the competition’s history.

Hyderabad edged out the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in a four-team bidding war for the 30-year-old that lasted nearly ten minutes.

Cummins, who led Australia to a sixth World Cup triumph and maiden World Test Championship title, had a base price of $357,000.

The previous highest bid in IPL history was England all-rounder Sam Curran, who was signed by the Punjab Kings for $3.3 million (18.5 crore) in last year’s Auction.

Earlier, World Cup hero Travis Head was also picked up by the Sunrisers, coached by Daniel Vettori, for $1.22 million. Following a bidding war between Hyderabad and the Chennai Super Kings in Dubai, the Sunrisers secured the services of the South Australian for INR 6.8 Crore.

Meanwhile, Australian World Cup champions Steve Smith and Josh Inglis went unsold.

There are 21 Australians up for grabs in the Auction.

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PLAYERS LISTED AT MAXIMUM RESERVE – $357,000

Harry Brook – England

Travis Head – Australia

Rilee Rossouw – South Africa

Steve Smith – Australia

Gerald Coetzee – South Africa

Pat Cummins – Australia

Chris Woakes – England

Josh Inglis – Australia

Lockie Ferguson – New Zealand

Josh Hazlewood – Australia

Mitchell Starc – Australia

Mujeeb Rahman – Afghanistan

Adil Rashid – England

Rassie Van Der Dussen – South Africa

James Vince – England

Sean Abbott – Australia

Jamie Overton – England

David Willey – England

Ben Duckett – England

Mustafizur Rahman – Bangladesh

Harshal Patel – India

Shardul Thakur – India

Umesh Yadav – India

AUSTRALIANS IN THE 2024 IPL AUCTION

Travis Head – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Steve Smith – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Pat Cummins – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Josh Inglis – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Josh Hazlewood – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Mitchell Starc – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Sean Abbott – INR 200 lakh ($357k AUD)

Daniel Sams – INR 150 lakh ($268k AUD)

Jhye Richardson – INR 150 lakh ($268k AUD)

Ashton Turner – INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)

Ashton Agar – INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)

Riley Meredith – INR 100 lakh ($179k AUD)

Lance Morris – INR 75 lakh ($135k AUD)

Billy Stanlake – INR 75 lakh ($135k AUD)

Wes Agar – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Ben Cutting – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Ben Dwarshuis – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Spencer Johnson – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Matt Short – INR 50 lakh ($89k AUD)

Jake Fraser-McGurk – INR 20 lakh ($36k AUD)

William Salzmann – INR 20 lakh ($36k AUD)

AUSTRALIANS ALREADY RETAINED

Delhi Capitals: David Warner ($1.16m), Mitch Marsh ($1.2m)

Gujurat Titans: Matthew Wade ($446,000)

Lucknow Super Giants: Marcus Stoinis ($1.7m)

Mumbai Indians: Jason Behrendorff ($135,000), Tim David ($1.53m)

Punjab Kings: Nathan Ellis ($135,000)

Rajasthan Royals: Adam Zampa ($270,000)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Cameron Green ($3.15m, traded from Mumbai), Glenn Maxwell ($2m)